Microbial Methane Generation and Implications for Stability of Shallow Sediments on the Upper Slope, U.S. Atlantic Margin

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Olin R. Carty, Hugh Daigle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: methane hydrate; hydrate dissociation; machine learning; k-nearest neighbor; slope failure; Science; Q; Hoek; Methane hydrate
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.835685; https://doaj.org/article/3c2500f8c2f54d94a21e088e4f05542d

Dissociation of methane hydrates in shallow marine sediments due to increasing global temperatures can lead to the venting of methane gas or seafloor destabilization. Along the U.S. Atlantic margin there is a well-documented history of slope failure and numerous gas seeps have been recorded. However...